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I think the problem is people are either (a) in tech-centric cities - where there are lots of other meetups and already know lots of HN types around. Or, (b) th
by ks2048 2y ago
I think the problem is people are either (a) in tech-centric cities - where there are lots of other meetups and already know lots of HN types around. Or, (b) there are only one or two people in their city, so can't sustain a meetup. (Q: how many of your cities only have one "hacker" in them?)
I could see it as a nice way to meet like-minded people while traveling: I used to use couchsurfing (which has kind of died out) like this: if traveling alone to foreign place, it's nice to meet some locals.
- sirobg 2y ago> (b) I think dang's answer about this is on point: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42411843 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42411843 > I could see it as a nice way to meet like-minded people while traveling [...] it's nice to meet some locals. Exactly what I had in mind as well!
- ks2048 2y agoI think dang was responding to someone in a mid-sized US town, where there are probably more HN users. I think in other parts of the world, there really may be not many.